insisted

英 [ɪnˈsɪstɪd]

美 [ɪnˈsɪstɪd]

v.  坚决要求; 坚持; 坚持说; 固执己见
insist的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 坚持;坚决认为(或主张、要求)
  If youinsist thatsomething should be done, you say so very firmly and refuse to give in about it. If youinsist onsomething, you say firmly that it must be done or provided.
  1. My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight...
     家里人坚持认为我不应让步,而应该留下来继续抗争。
  2. She insisted on being present at all the interviews...
     她坚持所有采访自己都要在场。
  3. She insists on all her employees coming to the Christmas lunch she gives every year...
     她坚持要求所有员工都参加她每年一次的圣诞午餐。
  4. I didn't want to join in, but Kenneth insisted.
     我不想加入,但是肯尼思非要坚持。
• VERB 坚称;坚持说
  If youinsistthat something is the case, you say so very firmly and refuse to say otherwise, even though other people do not believe you.
  1. The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism...
     总统坚持说他如此做是出于同情而不是为了投机。
  2. 'It's not that difficult,' she insists...
     “并没有那么困难,”她坚持说。
  3. Crippen insisted on his innocence.
     克里平坚称自己是无辜的。

双语例句

• A spokesman insisted the two events were 'in no way related'
  一位发言人坚称这两起事件“绝无关联”。
• He insisted that there could be no linkage with other Mideast problems
  他坚持主张不把它与其他中东问题挂钩。
• 'We do tune our guitars before we go on,' he insisted.
  “我们在演奏以前确实会为吉他调音，”他坚持说道。
• Stalin insisted that the radio link with the German Foreign Ministry should remain open.
  斯大林坚持与德国外交部的无线电联系应该保持开放。
• She insisted that she had remained faithful to her husband
  她坚持说自己对丈夫一直是忠诚的。
• The Government insisted that Britain's nuclear power stations are as safe as houses.
  英国政府坚称英国的核电站非常安全。
• Chris had insisted that we went separately to the club.
  克里斯坚持我们不要一块儿去俱乐部。
• The government insisted that it would not be blackmailed by violence
  政府坚持说它不会接受暴力讹诈。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.
  他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
• He has insisted on conducting his own defence.
  他坚持自己进行辩护。